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Rhamnella franguloides

Family: Rhamnaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-9 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The young branches are green and densely hairy. The leaves are green above and yellow-green underneath. They are 4-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are yellowish-green. The fruit is fleshy and has a stone inside. The fruit are red or orange when ripe. They are 7-9 mm long by 2-5 mm wide.

There are 9 or 10 Rhamnella species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on forest slopes below 1,100 m in China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea

How it is used for food

Eaten especially by children.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Microrhamnus franguloides Maxim.; Berchemia congesta S. Moore; Microrhamnus taquetii H. Leveille; Rhamnella japonica Miquel; Rhamnella obovalis C. K. Schneider;